I fricking hate colds. Bloody things mess around with my nose and cause me to rub it nearly off! I might as well cover my resident sniffer with chapstick and call it a day ( I've heard that actually works. As a kid I had always wondered if it did...). That's not what this post is about, but I just needed something to complain about as per the usual.

  Some of you have probably wondered why sometimes I choose to reply to your posts under the pseudonym " Pino". Like, we all probably know why I comment under Oliver ( My unhealthy obsession with Oliver from Ni No Kuni.), but why Pino? What, am I a Pinocchio fan or something? That's a very keen observation, considering there's a game I adore that takes the basic idea for Pinocchio called Wonder Project J. Wonder Project is an SNES-based Life Simulator where you have to teach this Gijin ( the game's name for the robots that inhabit Corlo Island, where the game takes place.) child what it is to be human. However, in the words of TV Tropes: "But then the boy starts kicking your dog, eating plates of food whole, and worshiping gardening tools." It's both frustrating and funny at the same time, and they get you really attached to the little guy ( Whose default name is Pino, but you can name him anything you want, even 'asshole' or 'Jerk' if you so desire.). Also, you might like that you're dealing with this:

... Yeah. But fear not, as if you pay close enough attention to what stats rise and fall, it's not really that difficult. Did I forget to say that Pino acts on his own free will? Because he does, which is AMAZING!

  My nose is still really runny and I suck at explaining how great this game is so here's a review I found extremely entertaining.

  Although the game was never released here in English, there is a very professional translation out there somewhere ( Which I have on my PSP because I can.). You'll have to look for it yourself, though, because it would be mean to the creators of the game to link you to it.

  P.S. Pino's adorable. I mean, look!

Okay so I actually have no idea what to write but whatever (laugh).

  I am eating cookies in class; screw the rules ( I've been eating in class for the entire semester so far because Mrs. Wood doesn't get mad at me for it.) And now I'm attempting to peel a giant orange. Crazy.

  Apples just weren't good enough today ( that would be funnier if I could actually say that to your faces.). Except I'd rather choke on apple slices than orange ones.

  Anyway, yesterday, I watched the movie this beautiful island is from with my father: 

Laputa: Castle In The Sky, one of my absolute favourite movies. Nothing beats the great idea of a giant island in the sky, with over a hundred years of ancient Laputan history! Oh, how I wish it were real... This movie is one of the greater parts of my early childhood, watching it with parents, cousins, friends... starting up my love of all things related to the sky and flying (along with Kiki's Delivery Service, another great one!). Anyway, my dad liked it too, it seems.

  Last night, I became very interested in the supposed 'Laputan Language' on the monument in this shot:

Look at that! Don't the etchings look like they would make for really neat of a language? So, it inspired me to write up my own characters ( sorta, it's still like Skyward Sword Hylian; different characters for the same English alphabet.), 'cause I couldn't even find a fan-made script for Laputan! It was really fun to make my own, though! Now I just need to memorize it! 

  Orange juice is squirting outta my mouth on accident now, so it's time I stopped. Bye!

Also, I hate oranges. Don't ask why I'd eat them if I hate them.

Yesterday I went home feeling something good was going to happen ( That's every day, by the way), and it did! Being an insane fan of the Manga series Detective Conan, a while back I went looking for merchandise. Now, I am also quite interested with Good Smile Company, mainly because their figures are extremely detailed despite being so small. They have a series of the smallest, most detailed figures I've ever seen called Nendoroid 'puchi' petit (ねんどろいどぷち), and I found out they made one of the main character a year back in celebration of the 16th movie revealing of Detective Conan! Anyway, I bought it ( along with the book it came with, volume 75 of the series. Too bad I can't read Japanese...), and yeah, it took a few weeks, but as I said: It definitely came! I took a few pictures as well, so I'll post them in this blog entry.

As with most of Good Smile's Petit series, He's absolutely gorgeous! Whatever plastic they used ( I believe ABS, since it said that on the bottom of the box), it feels so great! The colour they used for his skin looks exactly like shortbread cookie dough after hardening... I wouldn't recommend trying to eat him, though! 

  He also sparkles a bit when met with light from certain angles, which I thought was actually really funny! Also, on the paint job, overall the detail ( Like in most of GSC's figures) is spectacular! The only paint bleeding I've observed so far was on his right leg where the shoe joins his sock, which isn't a problem for me.

  The only thing that disappoints me is the unfortunate reality that the glasses are formed to the fringe. Oh well, no glasses-less Conan for me...

  Oh, oh! As well, if you guys are into murder mysteries, lots of blood, and manga, I highly suggest the series! Don't be fooled by the main character looking like a child, though ( He's actually 17, but I won't spoil anything else). It's actually a 16+ rated series! And, the movie this figure was promoting was The Eleventh Striker. It was so fun to watch! Lots of action.

  Anyway, that's it for my fawning, see you guys next entry!